Author: Simon Brett
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1448300592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Ranging from stark psychological suspense to frothy frolic, this stunning collection of twelve short stories demonstrates Simon Brett's astonishing versatility. In TICKLED TO DEATH, a lover of practical jokes is smothered to death in a custard pie. DOUBLE GLAZING reveals the patient and perverse logic of an elderly Do-It-Yourselfer. And in BIG BOY, LITTLE BOY, a former hotel porter plots the murder of a very rich wife - with shocking results.
Tickled to Death and Other Stories of Crime and Suspense
Author: Simon Brett
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1448300592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Ranging from stark psychological suspense to frothy frolic, this stunning collection of twelve short stories demonstrates Simon Brett's astonishing versatility. In TICKLED TO DEATH, a lover of practical jokes is smothered to death in a custard pie. DOUBLE GLAZING reveals the patient and perverse logic of an elderly Do-It-Yourselfer. And in BIG BOY, LITTLE BOY, a former hotel porter plots the murder of a very rich wife - with shocking results.
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1448300592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Ranging from stark psychological suspense to frothy frolic, this stunning collection of twelve short stories demonstrates Simon Brett's astonishing versatility. In TICKLED TO DEATH, a lover of practical jokes is smothered to death in a custard pie. DOUBLE GLAZING reveals the patient and perverse logic of an elderly Do-It-Yourselfer. And in BIG BOY, LITTLE BOY, a former hotel porter plots the murder of a very rich wife - with shocking results.
Short Story Index
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Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
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Category : Short stories
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Pages : 1222
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The Writers Directory
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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The Armchair Detective
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Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Jim Kobak's Kirkus Reviews
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Kirkus Reviews
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Adult books are categorized by genre (i.e., fiction, mystery, science fiction, nonfiction). Along with bibliographic information, the expected date of publication and the names of literary agents for individual titles are provided. Starred reviews serve several functions: In the adult section, they mark potential bestsellers, major promotions, book club selections, and just very good books; in the children's section, they denote books of very high quality. The unsigned reviews manage to be discerning and sometimes quite critical.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Adult books are categorized by genre (i.e., fiction, mystery, science fiction, nonfiction). Along with bibliographic information, the expected date of publication and the names of literary agents for individual titles are provided. Starred reviews serve several functions: In the adult section, they mark potential bestsellers, major promotions, book club selections, and just very good books; in the children's section, they denote books of very high quality. The unsigned reviews manage to be discerning and sometimes quite critical.
Contemporary Authors New Revision
Author: Daniel Jones
Publisher: Contemporary Authors New Revis
ISBN: 9780787620073
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary AuthorsĀ® New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most-popular authors. These exciting and unique author profiles are essential to your holdings because sketches are entirely revised and up-to-date, and completely replace the original Contemporary AuthorsĀ® entries. For your convenience, a soft-cover cumulative index is sent biannually.
Publisher: Contemporary Authors New Revis
ISBN: 9780787620073
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary AuthorsĀ® New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most-popular authors. These exciting and unique author profiles are essential to your holdings because sketches are entirely revised and up-to-date, and completely replace the original Contemporary AuthorsĀ® entries. For your convenience, a soft-cover cumulative index is sent biannually.
British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1960
Author: Gina Macdonald
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Spans much of the modern history of the mystery genre and, along with it, many of the political and social changes from the classical detective story, the World War II spy story, and the Cold War thriller to postmodern detective and spy adventures and the politics of terrorism and confrontation of the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Spans much of the modern history of the mystery genre and, along with it, many of the political and social changes from the classical detective story, the World War II spy story, and the Cold War thriller to postmodern detective and spy adventures and the politics of terrorism and confrontation of the twenty-first century.
Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction
Author: Frank Northen Magill
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Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Presents critical studies of more than 270 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.
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Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Presents critical studies of more than 270 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.
Louisiana Folklore Miscellany
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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